Tire.



W. B..ESTES.

TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10. I914.

Patented June 6, 1916.

ToaZZ whomit may concern:

Itires. l I l The object of the invention is to provide l a rubber tire with an inner annular air WILLIAM B, ESTES, OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALFVTO MILLARD F. AMONETT, EDWARD L. 'WEST GRANGE, NEW" JERSEY.

Lilith??? Be. it known that 1, WILLIAM whichthe following is a specification, My invention relates to improyements 1n space of such shape as will permit of the r body of rubber directly in line with "the tread, to be compressed when load strain occurs, and simultaneously preventoutward expansion oi. the rubber between the tread surface and the tire base. A further ob ect oi the lnvention ls to i provide improved means for supporting the l 7 rubber tire on the folly of the wheel.

The invention also comprehends iinprove.

nients in "the details of const ruction and arrangement of parts, which w1ll be herein 1 l after described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawing represents a ,detail perspective section of my improved a tire.

The numeral 1 indicates a preferably annular hollow base, fOIIHGCl WitiI outwardly flared annular flanges 2-2, provided at their ends with beads ii- 3! The flanges 2-2 form a substantially V-shape annular recess 4, thcreduced portion of the being next to the base 1. The base may oi course be made solid, but forconvenience, and to reduce the weight, I preferably make it hollow. l i in anysuitable ma 1 4o The base 1 is driven on the folly uner in order to fasten it to the wheel.

The tire 5 comprises a body portion 6,

l l the outer portion thereof tapering toward the tread surface as shown at 7. The base oi? the body portion is flat in a transverse the b plane to fit on corresppnding portions 8 on use 1, and in the body portion is an inverted V-shape opening 9. The outer wall 10 of this opening is parallel with the axis oi the wheel, and at the juncture of the 9, are enlargements 12,

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Esrus, a citizen of the UnitedfSt ates,residing at West Orange, in the countyof ltlssexj and- State of Newdersey, have inventedcertam new and useful Improvements in Tires, of

nivronn'rr, ND JAMES n AMonnrn or 1 The sides .yof tbeltire (Sat- Patented mi es, 191s; Application filed november 10, 191-1. ,seriai No s'zreas. i i

,wardly toward the base, the, surfaces of the sides being concave, ne -indicated "at 15 lVhenthe ti'r is walls 10 ofithe inverted Vsshapc opening fit snugly-the inclosed'walls of the an which entem'l; from the base, 1, as shown in the drawin en iiiusefthe' body, of the Itireis of sufiii v neczessa'ry,resiL an obstruction is enoounbody portion yields and is cient thickness to afi'ord the iency, and when tered the {rubber forced into the V-shape opening, as shown dotted lines in the shock "from the vehiclelg; FWhen-theftire compressed by encountering antobstruction, or by unusual load pressure, the concave side placed v on the base, the e0 early. l

drawing, thus, taking the walls areforced out, as indicated in annea lines. This performs a veryiinportant function, in that it adds an increased compressed bodyjif rubber adjacent the beads 3, whereby cutting of the rubber is avoided! j" i I findithat by forming the tread surface as described, it preventsithe tireskidding, dueto the fact that the depression 13, acts as a suction cup when the ribs are compressed toward and from each other.

By forming the base with a V-shape opening, the rubber tire is stretched across-the same, consequently when load pressure ocours, "or an obstruction is encountered, it forces the rubberinto theopening and simultaneously tightensthe side portions on the flanges, and increases the gripping action. In other words, by straddling the body portion of the rubber tire across, the wide portion of the V-shape opening, the rubber be comes stretched and acts in principle the 7 same as a belt stretched between two pulleys It is to be understood that any suitabl fastening means may taching my improved tire to a wheel.

What I claim is: i

l.' A tire comprising a base having wardly spaced flared flanges and horizontal be employed for. at-

flanges extending from the flared flanges the outer surfacesof the horizontal flanges being flat, a rubber body portion fitted on,

the base thejnner surfaces of the rubber body portion being flat and engaging the flat outer surfaces of the horizontal flanges, said body portion having an annular substantially ll-shape recess which receives the spaced flared flangesr 2. A tire comprising a basehaving two "'of the base each side the flangesbeing fiat, a I

rubber body portion formed with an annular 5 recess and stretched over the flared spaced flanges, the rim wall of said body portion being parallel to the axis of the tire and engaging the flat surfaces of the base, the flared spaced flanges engaging the side walls of 1.0 the recess.

3. A tire comprlsing a base providedwith spaced flaring flanges and two horizontal flanges, and a body portion provided with an annular recess 1n which fits the flaring 15 flanges, the body portion being flat on its inner side and engaging the horizontal flanges, said body portion tapering toward the tread surface and formed with an annular depression in the center of said tread surface, whereby two parallel ribs are formed, the outer walls of the body portion being concave.

4. A tire comprising a rubber body por-' tion formed with a substantially \!'-shaped annular opening and having flat rim engaging surfaces and a base having flat surfaces against which the flat rim surfaces engage, said base having outwardly projecting rigid means which fit in the V -shaped opening for supporting the body portion to, maintain the outer walls of the opening in a stretched condition irrespective of loagLstrain.

In test mony whereof I afha; my signature in presence of two Witnesses. I

WILLIAM B. ESTES.

Witnesses: I

MICHAEL BUoKLnY, FREDERICK EYNnR. 

